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Including guidance on children who are questioning their gender in ‘Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE)’

19th February 2026

Source: Including guidance on children who are questioning their gender in ‘Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE)’ What we’re consulting on The Department for Education has proposed a new section…

A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divide

19th February 2026

Source: A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divide (RNS) — Growing up in Fez, Morocco, Yona Elfassi was always aware of the history of the city,…

Intersections 2.0: Key Findings on LGBTIQ Health in Europe

19th February 2026

Source: Intersections 2.0: Key Findings on LGBTIQ Health in Europe In the second of our new series of Intersections reports, we deep dive into the data from the European Fundamental…

Woman asked about ‘the change’ unfairly dismissed

19th February 2026

Source: Woman asked about ‘the change’ unfairly dismissed A woman who was asked by a colleague if she was ‘going through the change’ was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled….

How a small Scottish play park won global recognition

11th February 2026

A small Scottish play park has been globally recognised as an example of how to create urban public spaces for children. The Catherine Street site in Dumfries is included in a…

Blog: LGBT+ History Month: Remembering, Resisting, Reimagining

28th January 2026

Every February, LGBT+ History Month invites us to look back as well as forward. It’s a time to celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and…

Are the increasing number of children and young people with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) because of the plan’s perceived symbolic capital? A Bourdieusian perspective

8th January 2026

Source: Are the increasing number of children and young people with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) because of the plan’s perceived symbolic capital? A Bourdieusian perspective – Gibson…

‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream

8th January 2026

Source: ‘The patriarchy runs deep’: women still getting a raw deal in the workplace as equality remains a dream | Inequality and development | The Guardian Women work longer and per…

Employers must ‘follow the rules’ when EHRC code is released, says chair

8th January 2026

Source: Employers must ‘follow the rules’ when EHRC code is released Businesses will need to ‘follow the rules’ on single-sex spaces when guidance is finally released, according to new Equality…

Abuse over phone bans ‘unacceptable’, and 5 other things we learned from Phillipson

8th January 2026

Source: Phillipson at education committee: 6 things we learned Abuse of headteachers over phone bans in their schools is “completely unacceptable”, the education secretary has said, after an MP reported…

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